Aimie

Trials seem to be in abundance right now. Such difficult paths are in front and not one of them is easy or painless. Every time you breathe it seems a new evil has found its way towards you. It can feel like this moment in time is really putting your faith to the test. Praying constantly, looking for answers, feeling abandoned by those who love you most...no one understands, nor would you want them too. It can be heartbreaking. You feel so all alone. Your situation isn’t changing, maybe it is getting worse. All you want is for God to step in and be your gallant hero making everything easy and finished!! Oh but friend, what would we learn if He did that?

James tells us: “ 2Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.” James 1:2-4 NLT.

💗I remind myself of this passage often. God is SO GOOD and He is perfecting us through these trials!! He is walking with us, leading us to a place that we could never have seen coming our way!! We are becoming more like Christ as we are refined through this fiery trial. Oh it will be painful, but THROUGH THE PAIN WE WILL BE PERFECTED!!! We will be changed for His Glory on the other side of this testing!! Let’s not focus on what we FEEL God hasn’t changed for us and instead focus on what HAS happened! Let’s look for how He is or has begun a change in us for our good. How He has opened our eyes to things or situations we might never have otherwise seen and protected us. Let Him break our hearts for what breaks His so we can glorify Him through the darkness that wanted to destroy us. You know you’ve seen God do it before, He can and will do it again.
Stay faithful.
Obedience is key.
Focus on the will of God and He will perfect the outcome. 💛🙌🏼🌿